Tool for attaching eye sets



24, 1929. s MARCUS TOOL FOR ATTACHING' EYE SETS Filed Dec. 10, 1926 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR A TTORNE V Dec. 24, i929. s. MARCUS 1,740,991

TOOL FOR ATTACHING EYE SETS Filed Dec. 10, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOI 2%! w 9i I I 4; AORE Patented Dec. 24, 1929 UNEEED STATESPATENT OFFICE SAMUEL MARCUS, OF lBROOIKLYIil' NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BYMESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO MABKON MANUFACTURING CO. INC., 01* NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OFNEW YORK TOOL FOR ATTACHING EYE SETS Application filed December 10,1926.

This invention relates to a tool forattaching eye sets in doll heads andthe hke, the same being in the nature of an improvement v upon the toolshown and described in patent' of Alexander Konofi', No. 1,621,073.

An object of the present invention is to provide a tool by means ofwhich the eye sets may be readily carried into the doll head and bywhich the eye sets may be quickly, accurately and etficiently attachedwithin the doll head.

A more detailed object is to provide a tool for use in the attachment ofeye sets which have attaching parts movable in a straight line away fromeach other into attaching position and the tool providing operatlngmeans for said attaching parts also movable in a straightline for movingthe attaching parts to attaching position.

A further object is to provide a tool as above referred to includingmeans co-operative with the eye set for insuring centralization of theeye set within the doll head.

A further object is to so construct the tool as to constitute a rigidpart thereof for use as a guide by which to insure uniform positioningof the eye sets within succeeding doll heads.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific thanthose referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed outin the course of the following description of the elements,combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principlesconstituting the invention and the scope of protection contemplated willbe indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as a part of thisspecification, and in which I have shown merely a preferred form ofembodiment of the invention Fig. l is a side elevational view of a toolconstructed in accordance with this invention, an eye set being shown bydotted lines in position thereon and a doll head being also shown bydotted lines in position to receive the eye set.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the eye set carry ing end of the tool asseen in Fig. 1, the

Serial No. 153,817.

eye set being here again shown by dotted lines in position upon thetool, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially uponthe plane of line IIIIII of Fig. 2, the eye set in this instance beingshown in full lines.

Referring to the drawings for describing in detail the structure showntherein, the reference character L indicates a suitable standard fromwhich projects a horizontal extension G at the outer end of which is aneye set carrying portion H, said eye set carrying portion being in theform of a cross-head and providing a flat upper surface or platform 1upon which the eye set is adapted to rest and be carried. At the rearmargin of the surface 1 there is provided a ledge 2 for assisting indetermining the proper position of the eye set upon said surface, orplatform.

The eye set carrying portion H is formed to provide also an under-cutguide-way 3 longitudinally thereof and transverse to the length of theextension G within which guideway is mounted a pair of slides 4c and 5each having a central stud as 6 and 7 thereon projecting upwardlythrough slots 8 and 9 respectively.

Pivotally connected with the studs is a pair of links as 10 and 11 whichare in turn pivotally connected to the outer end of a slide rod 12 by asingle pivot pin as 13.

The rod 12 is mounted to slide longitudinally within a bore 14: formedto receive it in the extension G, the rear end of said rod continuingthrough the standard L and being connected with a hand lever 15 by meansof which the rod may he slid back and forth at the will of an operator.

The lever 15 is pivotally mounted upon the standard L as by means of apivot pin 16 and has a slot as 17 within which engages a cross pin 18carried by the rod 12.

Swinging movement of the lever 15 will thus cause the studs 6 and 7 tomove toward and away from each other along the slots 8 and 9 accordingto the direction of movement of said lever. Since slots 8 and 9 are in astraight line with respect to each other the path of movement of thestuds will also be in a straight line.

Projecting upwardly from the surface 1 is also provided a stud 19centrally between the studs 6 and 7, the stud 19 being however at alltimes stationary.

The eye set which the tool here shown is designed for handling consistsof a body portion 20 upon which the eyes 2121 are movably supported. Thebody portion is intended to extend horizontally across the interior ofthe doll head, and intermediate its length is provided with a pair ofarms 2222 which project forwardly or upwardly from the body portion anddirectly support the cross rod 23 at the opposite ends of which the eyes2121 are mounted. The arms 22-22 are provided with aligned bearings as2+l2 l within which the cross rod is received.

The body portion 20 is of channel shape in cross section and within thechannel thereof is arranged a pair of attaching members along thechannel and their outer end porions are ormec wi an s as 7 which t f ltht g 27 2 when the attaching members are slid outwardly, are thrustinto the cheek portions of the doll head to thereby fasten the eye setwithin the doll head.

Before the application of the eye set into the doll head the attachingmembers 25 and 26 are of course in their relatively inner positions, andtheir movement outwardly for driving the tangs 27 into embedded relationwithin the cheek portions of the doll head is not performed until afterthe eye set has been moved into a proper and correct position within thedoll head.

The fit of the attaching members within the channel of body 20 issufficiently tight so that the attaching members will have no movementexcept by the application of considerable force, such as the presenttool is designed to apply. For this purpose each of the attachingmembers is preferably formed with an aperture as 28 the-rein arranged toreceive the studs 6 and 7 of the tool.

In order to insure that the spreading apart of the studs 6 and 7, bymeans of the lever 15, will produce a uniform amount of movement of thetwo attaching members with respect to the body 20 the body is providedwith a central aperture 29 arranged to be engaged over the central stud19 of the tool. This engagement of stud 19 with the body 20 will serveto hold thebody, and consequently the eyes 2121, relatively stationarywhile the attaching members 25 and 26 are being forced outwardly uniformdistances by the swinging 0r toggle movement of the links 10 and 11 uponoperation of lever 15.

f desired the tangs 27 27 may be slightly inclined with respect to thedirection of move ment of the attaching members so that the eye set willbe automatically eased back with respect to the eye sockets of the dollhead co-incident to movement of the tangs into the materialof the dollhead.

The studs 6 and 7 are preferably slightly under-cut on their outer sidesas at 30 to insure a better grip upon the attaching members during thetime while the attaching members are being forced away from each otherby said studs. The relatively inner faces of the studs are preferablyrounded upwardly as at 31 to permit easy and automatic discharge of theeye set from the tool when the lever 15 is swung backwardly to draw thestuds toward each other after the attaching members have been drivenhome in the doll head.

Of course the eye set may include the usual weight as 32 by which tocause oscillation of the eyes in the usual manner after their attachmentinto the doll head, and it may be here mentioned that the upper surfaceas 33 of extension G provides an appropriate support upon which theWeight may rest, as clearly seen in Fig. 1, during the time while theeye set is being positioned by means of the tool into the doll head.

In operation, the tool being preferably fastened firmly to a suitablesupport, by any appropriate means, an eye set is placed upon theplatform 1 in the manner fully described, with the several studs of thetool engaging within their appointed apertures of the eye set. A dollhead is moved over the eye set and tool to the position indicated inFig. 1, namely with the eye members 2121 of the eye set seated withinthe eye sockets as 3% of the head, and with the eye set thus positionedthe lever 15 is swung forwardly to operate the toggle links 10 and 11for driving the retaining members firmly into the cheek portions of thehead. By now moving the lever 15 backwardly the studs 6 and 7 will movetoward each other and, due to action of the inclined surfaces 31thereof,will cam the eye set upwardly and thus discharge it from the lugs andfrom the tool so that the head, with the assembled eye set, may bereadi-y withdrawn.

T he rounded surfaces 31 of the studs 6 and '7 provide substantiallyvertical portions near their lower ends adjacent the inner edges of theapertures 28 so t iat if for any reason it is desired to remove an eyeset from a doll head after the set has been once attached it is simplynecessary to hold the eye set against upward movement when the studs aremoved toward each other. The retaining member. will in this case bemoved backward by tht studs so that their outer ends become detacnedfrom the doll head.

It will be understood of course that if desired the tool may be insertedinto the head instead of applying the head over the tool, but this is amatter immaterial.

The upper surface 33 of extension also provides a guide rest adapted tobe engaged by an inner surface part as of the neck portion of the dollhead. Engagement of the portion 35 with the upper surface of extension Gat the same time as the eye sockets are in engagement with the es of theeye set will insure a correct posit on of the doll head at the time ofdriving home the attaching members, and this is of particular importance in the application of eye sets into a large number of dollheads in that it constitutes means whereby an unskilled operator mayreadily apply the eye sets with uniform accuracy in all of the dollheads.

Eye sets of different sizes, for. doll heads of different sizes, may bereadily attached by means of the present tool, it being simply requiredthat the lev r 15 be moved to a greater or less extent according to theamount of movement desired for the attaching members of the differentsize eye sets and doll heads.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departingfrom the scope of the invention as defined in the foliowing claims, itis intended that all matter contained in the above des ription or shownin the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustratve onlyand not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. 1n a tool for attaching an eye set withina doll head, said tool comprising means for supporting the eye set andby which to position the eye set within the doll head, means to efiectattachment of the eye set within the doll head comprising a pair ofmembers movable in a straight line with respect to each other, and meansto so move said members.

2. In a tool for attaching an eye set within a doll head, said toolcomprising means for supporting the eye set and by wnich to position theeye set within the doll head, means effect attachment of the eye setwithin the doll head comprising a pair of members movable with respectto each other, means to so move said members, and means providingguide-ways within which said members are slidably mounted.

8. In a tool for attaching an eye set within a doll head, said toolcomprisin means for supporting the eye set and bv wnich to po sition theeye set within the doll head, means to effect attachment of the eye setwithin the doll head comprising a pair of members movable with respectto each other, means to so move said members, and means providingguideways for said members in a straight line with respect to eachother.

4. In a tool for attaching eye set within a doll head, means forsupporting the eye set and by which to position the eye set within thedoll head, means to effect attachment of the eye set within the dollhead comprising a pair of members movable with respect to each other,toggle links connected with said members to move said members, and meansto operate said toggle links.

5. In a tool for attaching an eye set within a doll head, said toolcomprising a standard,

an extension provided upon said standard having a cross head at theouter end thereof providing a platform upon which the eye set may besupported and by which the eye set may be positioned within the dollhead, a pair of members slidably mounted upon the cross head adapted toengage movable attaching parts of the eye set, and means to operate saidslidable members.

6. In a tool for attaching an eye set within a doll head, a standard, anextension provided upon said standard having a cross head at the outerend thereof providing a platform upon which the eye set may be supportedand by which the eye setmay be positioned within the doll head, a pairof members slidably mounted upon the cross head adapted to engagemovable attaching parts of the eye set, and means to operate saidslidable members comprising toggle links and control means therefor.

7. In a tool for attaching an eye set within a doll head, said toolcomprising means comprised in the tool providing a platform upon whichthe eye set may rest and by which the eye set may be positioned withinthe doll head, a pair of members movable in a straight line with respectto each other adapted to engage parts of the eye set to effectattachment of the eye set within the doll head upon move ment of saidpair of members, and means to so move said pair of members.

8. A tool comprising a standard, an extension from said standard, saidextension being shaped to provide a platform at its outer end upon whichan eye set may be supported in position for attachment Within a dollhead, a pair of members slidably mounted adjacent the platform havingparts to engage movable attaching parts of the eye set respectively tomove said parts to attaching position, an operating handle adjacent thestandard, and connections between said handle and said pair of slidablemembers whereby to slide said members by means of said handl 9. A toolcomprising a standard, an extension from said standard, said extensionbeing shaped to provide a platform at its outer end upon which an eyeset may be supported in position for attachment within a doll head, apair of members slidably mounted adjacent the platform having parts toengage movable attaching parts of the eye set respectively to move saidparts to attaching position, an operating handle adjacent the standard,said extension being hollow, and a rod longitudinally slidable withinthe hollow of said extension being connected by one end to said handieand by its other end to said slidable members whereby to slide saidmembers by means of said handle.

10. A tool comprising a standard, an extension from said standard, saidextension being shaped to provide a platform at its outer end upon whichan eye set may be supported in position for attachment within a dollhead,

said platform being shaped to provide a guide-way therein extendingtransverse to the length of said extension, a pair of membersslidablymounted within said guide-way having parts to engage movableattaching parts of the eye set respectively to move said parts toattaching position, and means to operate said slidable members. I

11. A tool comprising a standard, an extension from said standard, saidextension bein shaped to provide a platform at its outer end upon whichan eye set may be sup ported in position for attachment within a dollhead, said platform being shaped to provide a guide-way thereinextending transverse to the length of said extension, a pair of membersslidably mounted within said guide-way having parts to engage movableattaching parts of the eye set respectively to move said parts toattaching position, an operating handle adjacent the standard, andconnections between said slidable members and the operating handle bywhich to operate said slidable members by means of the handle saidconnections comprising a pair of toggle links.

12. A tool comprising a standard, an extension from said standard, saidextension being shaped to provide a platform at its outer end upon whichan eye set may be supported in position for attaching within a dollhead, said platform being shaped to provide a guide-way thereinextending transverse to the length of said extension, a pair of membersslidably mounted within said guide-way having parts to engage movableattaching parts of the eye set respectively to move said parts toattaching position, an op erating handle adjacent the standard, a rodconnected by one end with the handle and having its opposite endextending to adjacent said slidable members, and a pair of toggle linkspivotally connected with said rod having their outer ends pivotallyconnected with said slidable members respectively whereby to slide saidmembers by means of said handle.

13. A tool comprising a platform upon the platform when said members aremoved in the opposite direction with respect to each other, and saidmembers also having parts to engage said movable attaching parts of the:

eye set to move said attaching parts out of attaching position whendesired by movement of said members in the second mentioned direction,and means for moving said members in either direction at will.

14. A tool comprising a plat-form upon which an eye set may be supportedin position for attachment within a doll head, a pair of studsprojecting upwardly from the platform movable with respect to each otheralong the platform, said studs being intended to extend through openingsprovided to receive them in relatively movable attaching parts of theeye set, the studs having surface parts arranged to engage the walls ofthe openings in said attaching parts for moving the attaching parts toattaching position when the studs are moved in one direction withrespect to each other along the platform, the studs having cam shapedsurface parts to engage the walls of the openings in said attachingparts serviceable in camming the eye set off of the platform when thestuds are moved in another direction with respect to each other alongthe platform, and said studs having other surface parts for engaging thewalls of the openings in the attaching parts serviceable to move theattaching parts out of attaching position when desired by movement ofsaid members in one of said mentioned directions, and means for movingsaid studs in either direction at will.

15. A tool for attaching an eye set within a doll head, where the eyeset comprises a pair of attaching members movable away from each otherto attaching position along r-aths defined by the eye set, said toolcomprising means to support the eye set and by which to position the eyeset within the doll head, said tool also comprising a pair of membersfor engaging the movable attaching members of the eye set to move theattaching members to attaching position, the tool also comprising meanswhereby said pair of members are guided along paths coinciding with thementioned paths'of movement of said attaching members, and means to movesaid pair of members.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

SAMUEL MARCUS.

which an eye set may be supported in posi- Y tion for attachment withina doll head, a pair of members adjacent the platform movable withrespect to each other said members having parts to engage movableattaching parts of the eye set to move said attaching parts to attachingposition when said members are moved in one direction with respect toeach other, said members also having parts of a character to effectremoval of the eye set from

